Doctor's prescription-drug case delayed

The arraignment for an Agoura Hills doctor accused of 15 felony counts ranging from drug dealing to money laundering was postponed.

Dr. Terry Stanger, 67, appeared Wednesday in Ventura County Superior Court, but his arraignment was continued to March 24.

Stanger is accused of overprescribing opiates, antidepressants "and other controlled medications absent a legitimate medical purpose," according to a news release from the Ventura County interagency pharmaceutical crimes unit.

Stanger also is alleged to have violated money-laundering statutes, authorities said, adding that he also allegedly mailed medications throughout the United States and Europe.

Detectives said in the news release they seized more than 25,000 pills of highly addictive medication sold or destined for sale "outside the scope of normal professional practice."